PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Mike Tomlin never met a bye week he didn’t like. Few, however, are as timely ― and as satisfying ― as this one.The Pittsburgh Steelers get some much needed time off after a 24-17 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday, a win that propelled the defending AFC champions into first place in the AFC North. The Steelers are 7-3, a half-game clear of the Bengals and Ravens.Not bad for a team labeled “old” and “slow” following an unimpressive opening month that saw the Steelers split their

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., embroiled in patent disputes with Apple Inc. around the globe, won an early trial on its claim that the iPhone and iPad 2 in Australia infringe its patents on 3G wireless transmissions.Australia Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett today ordered tha

South Korea's first alternative elementary school for children from multicultural families will open in Seoul next year with flexible programs centered on cultural and language courses, the local education office said Tuesday.The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said it has approved the licens

LONDON (AP) _ The parties will be at the palace _ at least during next year's Summer Olympics.Queen Elizabeth II has approved renting out fancy rooms at St. James's Palace as party venues during the 2012 London Olympics.Buckingham Palace says holders of royal warrants _ companies with long-standing

(AP) How far does a mosquito fly? Harry Boerema wants to know.Boerema lives near a drainage project, where Dutch authorities are dredging a huge meter-deep (3-foot) basin in the northern rural landscape to head off flood waters and protect towns and villages from disaster.The project threatens to in

South Korea's hybrid vehicle sales dropped sharply in October despite high fuel prices, local industry sources said Tuesday.Consumer demand for the fuel efficient vehicles that run on both combustion engines and electric power posted a double digit slump in sales despite concerted efforts by carmake

MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians blasted off Monday from the snow-covered Kazakh steppes in a faultless launch that eased anxiety about the future of U.S. and Russian space programs.   The Soyuz TMA-22 lifted off as scheduled at 8:14 a.m. (0414

OSLO -- The Norwegian right-wing extremist who confessed to a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people tried to declare himself a resistance leader Monday at his first public court hearing but was quickly cut off by the judge.Anders Behring Breivik was escorted by guards into an Oslo